Ning Wanyin was in no mood to greet him with a smile today, and said, "Tell His Majesty that I am not feeling well and cannot get up..."
Xiao Guizi took the order and left.
Ning Wanyin had some understanding of Helian Qi's personality.
He never summoned concubines who pretended to be sick, were not interested in him, or did not want to sleep with him.
The so-called "playing hard to please" was completely useless to him. The emperor just needed everyone to please him and flatter him...
So as long as you politely refuse, the emperor will leave...
Moreover, he only needed his concubines to bring him joy.
When the concubines were in a bad mood, he would leave by himself.
But soon...
A bright yellow figure came into view, "Wanwan, where do you feel uncomfortable? I'll call the imperial physician to take a look at you."
Ning Wanyin looked at him with some surprise, and had to stand up from the couch and salute him, and made up an excuse:
"Your Majesty, I am here to see you. There is no need to call the imperial physician. I just have a headache."
If you insist on saying that your headache hurts, even the imperial physician won't be able to tell what it is.
Helian Qi sat down next to Ning Wanyin. "Since the completion of the pagoda where the Queen Mother prayed for the country's fortune, I have not been there. As the old year is coming to an end, I plan to go to the pagoda tomorrow to burn incense and pray for peace and prosperity for the country and the people in the next year. Is your headache serious? Can you accompany me tomorrow?"
Ning Wanyin looked at him in surprise, "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."
"I remember that your grandmother was a person who prayed for the country. For the sake of Dayan, she could not return home, and I had to give her a grace. It happened that when I passed by your house tomorrow, you can go to your courtyard and get a handful of soil to comfort her homesickness." Helian Qi looked at her and slowly finished the second half of the sentence.
Concubines of Dayan are not allowed to leave the palace to visit their relatives.
In name, he was accompanying the emperor to pray for blessings. In reality, he was accompanying her out of the palace.
Ning Wanyin looked at him in surprise, with a hint of vague surprise in her eyes.
What was she thinking about this afternoon?
She told herself over and over again that she had sent Pengqi back to investigate and that she would avenge her mother.
Next, just wait for the news.
She is already sixteen years old and shouldn't act like a child, wanting to see her mother so much.
She tried her best to suppress her vulnerability.
But she is not stone after all.
They are living people with flesh and blood who can cry and laugh.
After hearing that her mother had been injured by bandits, Ning Wanyin really wanted to go back and see her.
Ordinary people can go home to see their mothers.
But concubines cannot.
She knew, she told herself, that she couldn't.
When the emperor wanted to see his mother the most, he prepared everything for her and let her go home.
At this moment, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't touched.
But being touched is one thing. Being moved is another.
Ning Wanyin's mind is now focused on her mother's injury, so naturally she has no mood to love.
Most importantly…
She sought the emperor's love, but never thought of falling in love with him.
Only by standing at the highest point can you protect what you want to protect and control your own destiny.
This is her purpose.
"Your Majesty treats me so well, I don't know how to repay your kindness..." Ning Wanyin's eyes were red and she looked at Helian Qi with tears in her eyes.
Helian Qi grasped her hand; the woman's delicate fingers were icy cold.
"Wang Degui, go get a hand warmer." Helian Qi ordered and looked at Ning Wanyin:
"You treat me with deep affection and loyalty, so I should treat you better."
Today, Wang Degui reported that Ning Wanyin's mother was injured, and Helian Qi immediately ordered people to arrange for her to leave the palace tomorrow.
He himself was a little surprised that he would do such an extraordinary thing.
But Helian Qi thought about it and realized that it was completely in his interest for him to give Ning Wanyin grace and for Ning Wanyin to do her best for him.
Therefore, what he did was not really strange.
Well, not really.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am not feeling well today and cannot play chess with Your Majesty..." Ning Wanyin lowered her eyes.
She had no intention of sleeping with you tonight.
"Hmm..." Helian Qi nodded, stood up and prepared to go out.
When the concubines had trouble at home, he gave them some gold and silver as a reward to comfort them. Now he took her out of the palace on purpose, which was a great favor.
Ning Wanyin was also grateful to him.
According to his usual personality, it is indeed time for him to go to another place to listen to music, play chess and look at paintings.
But after Helian Qi stood up, he glanced at Ning Wanyin who was sitting quietly, and he didn't want to leave anymore.
Helian Qi didn't even take a step forward, and sat back down again, "I don't want to play chess today either."
Ning Wanyin looked at him with some surprise.
"I think the snacks in your small kitchen are delicious." Helian Qi looked at Lian Rui who was serving beside him and ordered:
"Make some midnight snack."
Lian Rui was delighted and bowed immediately to accept the order.
Ever since receiving the news that his wife had an accident, the master has been distracted and has not even had dinner.
The Emperor ordered...
After a while, the small kitchen prepared twelve plates of snacks and placed them on the table.
Ning Wanyin was dining with the emperor, so naturally she had to eat.
Moreover, she knew deep down that health was important, so she tried hard to eat more.
then……
The two of them finished their midnight snack.
Ning Wanyin ate more.
Helian Qi said he was hungry, but he didn't eat anything.
After meal.
Ning Wanyin then brought it up again, "I am not feeling well today..."
"We still have to go up the mountain to pray tomorrow, so let's go to bed early." Helian Qi interrupted her and didn't let her "drive" him out.
Ning Wanyin understood what he meant and nodded, "Yes."
As usual, he should have changed a concubine to sleep with him.
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